Personal Development

What’s a Bolder Boulder?

Posted by agouty on June 3, 2010 at 4:24 pm

About a week before it crashed Boulder traffic (oh you sorry, sorry drivers) I started hearing rumblings about the Boulder Creek Festival. And, about the same time – this vague thing called the Bolder Boulder. Not being a local, I had no clue as to the importance or magnitude of either.

Inspiration without inhibition: Boulder Ignite

Posted by agouty on May 7, 2010 at 11:38 am

If there’s anything unfortunate about this post, it’s that I wasn’t present at Ignite Boulder 10, to meet all the folks who either presented, made the event possible, or simply attended to be inspired by great content. Never having witnessed an Ignite presentation before, I can tell even via the uStream connection I had why [...]

More than 140 characters of what I’m #thankful for.

Posted by agouty on November 27, 2009 at 5:33 pm

Today (Black Friday) and yesterday’s (Thanksgiving) flurry of posts and tweets surrounding gratitude and the holiday have inspired me to create my own short list of things to be grateful for in 2009 as the year comes to a photo finish.
Despite what many are calling a disaster of a year business-wise, I’ll choose to focus [...]

What would Tony (@BeMoreServeMore) do?

Posted by agouty on November 3, 2009 at 9:30 am

Aaron (my business partner) and I have developed a comical practice when considering the choice to either
go ahead with a decision or hold back and wait things out.
Both of us have had the fortune of being coached by Tony Scelzo of Rainmakers, who has had a distinctive impact on a lot of business professionals. Let’s [...]

Things that keep me up at night (understanding my why)

Posted by agouty on October 18, 2009 at 1:53 am

Motivational speakers often comment on the importance of your “why” and understanding exactly what your “why” is for doing the things you do. Until very recently, I think I’ve had lots of trouble actually enacting this kind of vision into everyday life in a way that is meaningful to my activities.
This post is a little [...]